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- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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SaveFor competent riders, 2-5 hours, 30km of trails in total.
Over 30km of trail is available for riding at Arapuke. Trails are mainly a mixture of grade 3 and grade 4 trails for intermediate to advanced riders, with a couple of grade 5 trails thrown in. There is plenty of smooth flowing trails to reward the 4km climb up Back Track. to get there or you can take a drive up Scott's Rd to the new car park and enjoy the trails at the top.
You can check the conditions via the webcam near the top of the park, or the weather station.
Over 30km of trail is available for riding at Arapuke. Trails are mainly a mixture of grade 3 and grade 4 trails for intermediate to advanced riders, with a couple of grade 5 trails thrown in. There is plenty of smooth flowing trails to reward the 4km climb up Back Track. to get there or you can take a drive up Scott's Rd to the new car park and enjoy the trails at the top.
You can check the conditions via the webcam near the top of the park, or the weather station.
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
eBikes Allowed:
Yes
Shuttleable: YES
AKA: Kahuterawa (K-Loop)
Land Status: City Managed
Land Manager: Palmerston North City Council

Access Info:
End of Kahuterawa Road, or Scotts Road
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
42 trails
- E-Bike
26 trails
- Hike
10 trails
- Trail Running
10 trails
Bike Park Details
- 8
- 5
- 12
- 1
- 6
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Nov 18, 2020- Uplift Type
- Shuttle
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 42
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 42
- Trails E-Bike
- 26
- Trails Hike
- 10
- Trails Trail Running
- 10
- Total Distance
- 24 miles
- Total Descent
- 7,254 ft
- Total Vertical
- 977 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,457 ft
- Reports
- 342
- Photos
- 86
- Ridden Counter
- 16,807
Popular Arapuke Forest Mountain Biking Trails
Arapuke Forest Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Schools MTB Fest - (Proposed) DH course | 1 mile | |
Schools MTB Fest - Enduro - Stage 1 | 2,313 ft | |
Schools MTB Fest - Enduro - Stage 5 | 1,916 ft | |
The K Loop Classic | 12 miles | |
Schools MTB Fest - XCO - Short course | 2 miles | |
Schools MTB Fest - Enduro - Stage 4 | 4,012 ft | |
Schools MTB Fest - XCR course | 2 miles | |
Family Flight | 6 miles | |
Family Flow | 6 miles | |
Boredom Buster | 4 miles |
Photos of Arapuke Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Humpty Jumpty
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Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:48pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Humpty Jumpty
0 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:48pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Mind the Gap
0 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:47pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Check Point Charlie
0 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:46pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Check Point Charlie
0 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:46pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: The Bends
0 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:45pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Chewbacca
0 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:44pm
Mar 7, 2023
trail: Chewbacca
0 |
Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:44pm
Mar 7, 2023Videos of Arapuke Forest Mountain Bike

trail: Mind the Gap
1 |
Mar 19, 2023

trail: Mr Twister
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Mar 12, 2023

trail: Foo Fighter
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Mar 12, 2023

trail: Kārearea
174 |
May 15, 2022

trail: Chewbacca
155 |
Oct 2, 2021

trail: Jumping Jack
178 |
Jun 11, 2021

trail: Mr Twister
91 |
Feb 26, 2021

trail: Jumping Jack
61 |
Feb 26, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Zig Zag Road | Mar 1, 2023 @ 2:46pm Mar 1, 2023 | Ideal | canadaka Trailforks | ||
Jack And The Beanstalk | Mar 1, 2023 @ 6:46am Mar 1, 2023 | Ideal | canadaka Trailforks | ||
Jack and the Beanstalk (Hard) | Mar 1, 2023 @ 6:46am Mar 1, 2023 | Variable | canadaka Trailforks | ||
Jack's Link | Mar 1, 2023 @ 6:46am Mar 1, 2023 | Ideal | canadaka Trailforks | ||
Chewbacca | Mar 1, 2023 @ 6:46am Mar 1, 2023 | Variable | canadaka Trailforks | ||
Yeah Nah | Mar 1, 2023 @ 6:46am Mar 1, 2023 | Ideal | canadaka Trailforks | ||
The Bends | Mar 1, 2023 @ 6:46am Mar 1, 2023 | Variable | canadaka Trailforks | ||
Decompression | Mar 1, 2023 @ 6:46am Mar 1, 2023 | Variable | canadaka Trailforks | ||
Eastern Block Road | Mar 1, 2023 @ 6:46am Mar 1, 2023 | Wet | canadaka Trailforks | ||
Foo Fighter | Mar 1, 2023 @ 6:46am Mar 1, 2023 | Ideal | canadaka Trailforks |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | Si19761 | wishlist | region | Arapuke Forest | Mar 21, 2023 @ 5:01pm Mar 21, 2023 |
![]() | j-fountain | add | video | Mind the Gap | Mar 19, 2023 @ 10:18pm Mar 19, 2023 |
![]() | canadaka | add | photo | in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada and 10 more | Mar 7, 2023 @ 8:07pm Mar 7, 2023 |
![]() | canadaka | add | report | Zig Zag Road and 11 more | Mar 2, 2023 @ 12:05pm Mar 2, 2023 |
![]() | XcyNuO | ridden | trail | Kissing Rock | Feb 21, 2023 @ 9:50pm Feb 21, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | very overgrown right now | Dec 28, 2022 @ 12:16am Dec 28, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Tree down and blocking the full width of the... | Dec 19, 2022 @ 5:43pm Dec 19, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | The trail is steep make sure you have enough... | Mar 20, 2022 @ 11:37pm Mar 20, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Really good track this. Definitely some... | Jan 9, 2022 @ 4:55pm Jan 9, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Rode when it was still a 3 and the middle... | Jan 6, 2022 @ 12:05pm Jan 6, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paneiri Park | 4 | 3 | 6.1 km | ||
Linklater Reserve | 1 | 10.3 km | |||
Te Apiti | 3 | 1 | 14 km | ||
Kohitere Forest | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18.8 km | |
Foxton Beach Mountain Bike Trail | 1 | 20.2 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 42 | 24 miles | 7,254 ft | 12 miles | 978 ft | #422 | #18 | 86 | 342 | 24 | 4,189 | |
E-Bike | 26 | 18 miles | 5,545 ft | 9 miles | 978 ft | #208 | #11 | 326 | 416 | |||
Hike | 10 | 7 miles | 1,040 ft | 2 miles | 883 ft | #4,213 | #113 | 299 | 21 | |||
Trail Running | 10 | 7 miles | 1,040 ft | 2 miles | 883 ft | #4,230 | #113 | 299 | 25 |
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